Editing 1970 FIFA World Cup (section)

===Knockout stage===
====Quarter-finals====
Mexico and the Soviet Union had finished tied at the top of Group 1 on both points and goal difference, meaning that the drawing of lots was required to rank them. On 12 June, the draw allocated the Soviet Union the group winners' berth, meaning that they would face Uruguay at the [[Estadio Azteca]], while the host nation were paired against Italy in the smaller [[Estadio Nemesio Díez|Toluca venue]].<ref name="Lots draw"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpJAAAAAIBAJ&dq=england&pg=5625%2C2911830|newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Glasgow Herald]] |title=Mexico travel to play Italy|date=13 June 1970}}</ref> Mexican officials unsuccessfully appealed to FIFA to stage their game in the capital to avoid traffic problems.<ref name="Lots draw"/> The hosts took the lead against Italy with a [[José Luis González Dávila|José Luis González]] goal, but his teammate [[Javier Guzmán]] equalised with an [[Own goal#Association football|own goal]] before half-time. Italy then dominated the second half to progress to the semi-finals with a 4–1 win.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Italy crush Mexico |page=13 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=15 June 1970 }}</ref> The Soviet Union were also eliminated in their quarter-final when a [[Víctor Espárrago]] header three minutes from the end of extra-time sent Uruguay through.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Well-timed winner |page=13 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=15 June 1970 }}</ref> The Soviets had stopped play during Uruguay's attack leading to the goal, believing that the ball had crossed the touchline.

[[File:WorldCup1970lposter.jpg|thumb|upright|Official poster]]
The all-South America tie in [[Guadalajara]] was the highest-scoring of the four quarter-finals as Brazil recorded a 4–2 triumph over Peru. The match is considered to be one of the most entertaining matches in World Cup history: Brazil shot 27 times; Peru, 22. Next came a rematch of [[1966 FIFA World Cup Final|the previous World Cup final]] between England and West Germany that took place in [[León, Guanajuato|León]]. The reigning champions took a two-goal lead, but [[Franz Beckenbauer]] halved the deficit when his low shot beat England's second-choice goalkeeper [[Peter Bonetti]], who was playing after [[Gordon Banks]] suffered food poisoning the day before.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ZplAAAAIBAJ&dq=gordon%20banks&pg=1436%2C5653168|newspaper=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |title=Defending champs knocked out|date=15 June 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/7824156/World-Cup-2010-Robert-Green-I-know-how-you-feel-says-ex-England-keeper-Peter-Bonetti.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/7824156/World-Cup-2010-Robert-Green-I-know-how-you-feel-says-ex-England-keeper-Peter-Bonetti.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |title=Robert Green, I know how you feel, says ex-England keeper Peter Bonetti|date=13 June 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Eight minutes from time, an [[Uwe Seeler]] header levelled the score. England's [[Geoff Hurst]] then had an apparently legitimate goal ruled out for offside.<ref>{{cite news |title=Germans turn tide against England |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1753000/1753266.stm |access-date=10 June 2019 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 April 2002}}</ref><ref>England: The Official F.A History, Niall Edworthy, Virgin Publishers, 1997, {{ISBN|1-85227-699-1}}.</ref> An extra-time goal from [[Gerd Müller]] brought (West) Germany's first-ever competitive victory over England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footballrepublik.com/bundesliga-50-the-birth-of-the-professional-game/ |publisher=Football Republik |title=Bundesliga 50 – The birth of Germany's Professional Game |date=9 June 2013 |access-date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618015533/http://footballrepublik.com/bundesliga-50-the-birth-of-the-professional-game/ |archive-date=18 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Downing|first=David|title=The Best of Enemies: England v Germany|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|year=2001}}</ref>

====Semi-finals====
[[File:Game of the Century Plaque.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque commemorating the "[[Game of the Century (football)|Game of the Century]]"]]
All four of the semi-finalists were former world champions, with the line-up guaranteeing a final between Europe and South America. In the all-South American tie, controversially switched from the capital to the lower altitude of Guadalajara,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ORUAAAAIBAJ&dq=stadium&pg=2613%2C2679561|newspaper=[[The Leader-Post]] |title=Italy favored to win cup|date=16 June 1970}}</ref> Brazil came from behind to defeat Uruguay 3–1 and earn the right to contest their fourth World Cup Final. Two Brazilian goals in the final 15 minutes decided a match that had been evenly-matched until that point.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zN0RAAAAIBAJ&dq=clodoaldo&pg=7147%2C1445296|newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |title=Italy meets Brazilians on Sunday|date=19 June 1970}}</ref> The all-European meeting between Italy and West Germany produced a match regarded by many as one of the greatest World Cup games of all time. Having led from the eighth minute through [[Roberto Boninsegna]]'s strike, Italy were pegged back in injury time when sweeper [[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]] scored his only international goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?action=search&liga=Nationalmannschaft&id=500397&lang=E&no_cache=1&name=%3BSchnellinger&gegner=|publisher=[[German Football Association]] |title=Players Info: Schnellinger}}</ref> Extra-time brought five more goals as the lead swung between the two sides until [[Gianni Rivera]] gave the ''Azzurri'' a decisive 4–3 lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zN0RAAAAIBAJ&dq=clodoaldo&pg=7147%2C1445296|newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]] |title=World Cup Soccer Finalists|date=18 June 1970}}</ref> The match subsequently became known as the "[[Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup)|Game of the Century]]",<ref name="Game of the Century">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1838/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327164350/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1838/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2013|publisher=FIFA |title=A test of endurance and will}}</ref> and today has a plaque outside the Estadio Azteca to commemorate it. West Germany went on to defeat Uruguay 1–0 in the third-place match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/21/archives/west-germany-conquers-uruguay-10-for-third-place-in-world-cup.html|agency=[[Associated Press]] |title=West Germany conquers Uruguay, 1–0, for Third Place in World Cup Soccer|work=The New York Times |date=20 June 1970}}</ref>

====Final====
In [[1970 FIFA World Cup Final|the final]], Brazil opened the scoring when [[Pelé]] headed in a cross from [[Rivellino]] in the 18th minute, but [[Roberto Boninsegna]] equalised for Italy after a series of blunders in the Brazilian defence.<ref name="Final">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1765/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427091042/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=1765/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2013|publisher=FIFA |title=Sizzling Brazil stun the Azteca}}</ref> The match remained level until the 65th minute when a powerful shot from [[Gérson]] restored the Brazilians' lead. Further goals from [[Jairzinho]] and [[Carlos Alberto Torres|Carlos Alberto]] rewarded Brazil's attacking play and secured a 4–1 victory and a record third World Cup triumph, which earned them the right to permanently keep the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy#Jules Rimet Trophy|Jules Rimet Trophy]].<ref name="Final"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Lisi|first=Clemente Angelo|title=A History of the World Cup: 1930–2010|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofworldcu0000lisi|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofworldcu0000lisi/page/167 167]|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2007|isbn=9780810859050 }}</ref>